Distant Spaces

Distance creates in the mind

a fondness for closeness

for knowing what is important

and what is most meaningful

If you take the time

to separate yourself

from your self

You will see what I mean

Create the space

and you will find

the gaps in the clutter

Open your heart

and you will feel

the space between the beating

The flutter of thoughts

escape from the crevices of mental caverns

The soft sinews of stolen moments

are waiting

So take the time to find them

Here is your task

Escape that which you’re immersed in

Plunder your long-lost memories

to find the passions of your youth

those lonely obsessions

that you alone could feel

in a distant time

in a solitary place

Go back

and find yourself

In the distant spaces you once knew so well